Beautiful teenager struggles to satisfy the demands of her overbearing father while seeking her own identity and longing to escape the confines of her small town on the danube delta. Studio: Koch International Release Da... more &raquote: 09/05/2006 Run time: 94 minutes&laquo less

Movie Reviews

Universal picture of an isolated land

zenide andrei cristian | 11/29/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A mesmerising lead performance and gorgeously effective cinematography makes this an excellent debut by Romanian filmmaker Ruxandra Zenide. Treated like a boy by her often drunk father who wishes she was one, Ryna is a top mechanic, helping him in the trade in their small village on the Danube Delta. Despite her baggy overalls and cropped hair, Ryna's feminine beauty doesn't go unnoticed - the postman, a French anthropologist and the corrupt mayor are all admirers - but when she disobeys her father and goes to the fair in a dress, Ryna pays a heavy and terrible price for pursuing her identity."